In this article, we are going to take a look at all the Chinese Grand Prix odds and betting for the Formula 1 action this weekend.
This weekend's race will be the second race of the 2025 Formula One World Championship. Last weekend Lando Norris won the first race of the season the Australian Grand Prix finishing ahead of last year's winner in both this race and on the overall standings Max Verstappen.
How To Watch The Chinese Grand Prix
When does the Chinese Grand Prix start?
Practice laps will begin on Friday at 3.30 am, with GP Spring qualifying starting at 7 am. The Chinese GP Sprint starts Saturday at 3 am and the Chinese GP qualifying at 7 am. The race commences at 7 am on Sunday,
What TV channel is it on?
You can catch all the action on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event
Where is the Las Vegas GP taking place?
All the racing action comes from the Shanghai International Circuit
What Are The Chinese Grand Prix Odds?
Lando Norris of McLaren-Mercedes is the 10/11 favourite to continue his swift start to the 2025 season, next in the betting is teammate Oscar Piastri with odds of 3/1 following his 9th-place finish on the opening weekend.
Next in the betting is Max Verstappen of Red Bull with odds of 13/2 of retaining his Chinese Grand Prix title from last season when he finished ahead of Lando Norris.
Elsewhere in the betting, Lewis Hamilton is 8/1, Charles Leclerc is 14/1 and George Russell is also 14/1.
The Chinese Grand Prix Track
The 5.281 km (3.282 miles) circuit runs counterclockwise and features 16 corners and a 1.4 km (0.86 mi) straight.
Chinese Grand Prix Odds & Preview
Lando Norris – 10/11
The favourite for the Chinese Grand Prix is one of the sports rising stars on the track Lando Norris (25) who took the Australian Grand Prix on opening weekend completing the hattrick of Pole Position, Fastest Lap and Overall winner.
Following four years of dominance from Max Verstappen and Red Bull with four consecutive Drivers Championship successes. McLaren reclaimed the Constructors Championship last year their first since 2021 with Red Bull finishing only 4th. This year McLaren are expected to dominate the track with Red Bull in a regression Lando is the favourite for the Drivers Championship along with McLaren for the Constructors Championship.
Lando first appeared at this track in 2019 when he DNF coming 18/20 drivers overall, he returned last year and finished second behind Max Verstappen.
Lando Norris to win – 10/11
Oscar Piastri – 3/1
The most likely driver to prevent Lando Norris from winning his second successive race of the season is fellow McLaren teammate rising star Oscar Piastri (23)
Piastri had a breakthrough year on the circuit last season securing maiden wins on the tour at both the Hungarian Grand Prix and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix he finished the season finishing 4th in the Drivers Championship five places higher than his debut season in 2023.
Last weekend he qualified on the front row for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix behind teammate Norris whom he challenged for the lead but ultimately spun out in wet conditions and finished in ninth. In this race last season he finished in eighth place.
Oscar Piastri to win – 3/1
Max Verstappen – 13/2
The third favourite for the Chinese Grand Prix is Max Verstappen (27) who has won the Drivers Championship for four consecutive seasons with Red Bull since 2021
Despite a close to half a decade of dominance on the circuit ahead of the season Red Bull were expected to struggle to retain the Drivers Championship and even more so to compete for the Constructors Championship with the Red Bull car finishing fourth fastest in pre-season testing behind McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari.
Verstappen finished second in the Australian Grand Prix after fighting Norris and Piastri for the lead in wet conditions. At the Chinese Grand Prix last year he earned pole position before going on to win the race ahead of Norris.
Max Verstappen to win – 13/2
Lewis Hamilton – 8/1
Next in the betting is Lewis Hamilton (40) who is the joint holder of most F1 titles (7) along with Schumacher and holds the records for most wins (105), pole positions (104), and podium finishes (202).
Hamilton has seen his odds CUT considerably in the betting market following a stunning performance in the opening Grand Prix sprint race to take a stunning poll position by breaking the lap record with a 1min 30.849sec time. This is a track he enjoys considering he holds the record for most Chinese Grand Prix wins (6).
Last weekend he finished tenth in his opening weekend on the circuit following a stunning move from McLaren to Ferrari blaming the poor result on a “strategic error”.
Lewis Hamilton to win – 8/1
Charles Leclerc – 14/1
Next in the betting for the Chinese Grand Prix is another Ferrari Driver Charles Leclerc (27) who finished third in the Drivers Championship last season.
Ahead of the 2025 season and amid the partnership with Lewis Hamilton, LeClerc stated that he was "ready to win the championship". In the opening race of the season, he finished eighth at the rain-affected Australian Grand Prix due also to a “strategic error”
At last year's Chinese Grand Prix, he finished fourth behind Verstappen, Norris and Perez. Though he would’ve liked to perform better this time around it hasn’t gotten off to the best of starts during Sprint Qualifying where he was summoned to the stewards for an alleged failure to follow the race director’s instructions so could be set for a penalty after finishing fourth in qualifying.
Charles Leclerc to win – 14/1
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